GeForce GTX 680M SLI vs Radeon HD 7690M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 680M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 7690M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 680M SLI or Radeon HD 7690M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Radeon HD 7690M
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M SLI is 120 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M.
  • GeForce GTX 680M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680M SLI and Radeon HD 7690M is 3600 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 0−1
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 680M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 7690M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 680M SLI Radeon HD 7690M
Architecture Kepler Terascale 2
Code name N13E-GTX Thames XT / XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 4 June 2012 7 June 2011
Pipelines 2688 480
Core clock speed 720 MHz 600 MHz
Boost Clock 725 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.40
Floating-point performance 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 3600/1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
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